Impressive: Michael Laudrup has high hopes for the fleet-footed Pozuelo (Image: GETTY)

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Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup reckons his young attacking prospect Alejandro Pozuelo has the potential to make the same impact at the Liberty Stadium as Philippe Coutinho has at Liverpool following his January arrival.

The Brazilian creator has been widely revered since he moved to Anfield from Italian giants Inter Milan earlier this year, and his mixture of intelligent movement, skillful dribbling and incisive passing have earned him plenty of plaudits.

And Laudrup, himself a former star with both Barcelona and Real Madrid, reckons that his young starlet Pozuelo possesses the same bewitching qualities and can have a similar impact, backing the 22-year-old to play an integral part in the Swans future.

"I think Alejandro can do here what Coutinho has done at Liverpool," said Laudrup, speaking to the South Wales Evening Post.

"I remember when Coutinho arrived. He came from Inter and he had a lot to learn, but now he is one of the most important players at Liverpool.

"With time, Pozuelo can do the same here because he has the same ability with the ball.

"He can find space, he is good one-on-one and has two good feet — we don't know if he is right-footed or left-footed. He also has very good vision.

"He's a player that you can see is still young, but he has so much quality with two feet. We have to bring him forward and that's what we will do. He still has to learn a lot of things, but he is getting better and better when we don't have the ball."

Pozuelo arrived in Wales during the summer and has slowly been introduced to the stylings of the Premier League; although he is yet to start a game, he has appeared as a substitute in five of Swansea's opening six league matches.

However, he did recently play the full 90 minutes as the Welsh side won 3-0 against Spanish club Valencia in the Europa League, and while he may still be learning, Laudrup has no doubts about his future at the Liberty Stadium.

"He's not that tall, but he's quite strong," added the Swansea boss.

"He needs to learn to use his body better. But with a player like that who is only 22, we have to bring him forward slowly. Then he will be another very important player for us."